Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Röntgen, eponym for Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

рентге́н (rentgénm inan (genitive рентге́на, nominative plural рентге́ны, genitive plural рентге́нов, relational adjective рентге́новский)

  1. (medicine) X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation or photograph made with X-rays)
  2. (physics) röntgen (roentgen) (a unit of exposure to ionizing radiation)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Yakut: эрэнгиэн (erengien)